Insights and Stories of Dwayne Klassen

Oct. 25, 2012 at 6:52 pm CDT

Canadian canola exports during the 2012-13 crop year were expected to come in at a record-high level — but smaller-than-anticipated production is now predicted to dim those prospects. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, in its September supply/demand outlook, had forecast Canada’s 2012-13 canola export program to come in at a record […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Oct. 15, 2012 at 6:00 pm CDT

The early harvest of grain and oilseed crops in Western Canada allowed for increased seeding of winter wheat and for the crop to get off to a good start, according to industry participants. "The opportunity to increase the seeded area to winter wheat on the Canadian Prairies was there this […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Sep. 12, 2012 at 9:05 am CDT

Harvest activities in Alberta have been moving forward at a quick pace, but yields to date have been disappointing, according to a provincial crop specialist. The harvest of barley in Alberta was said to be roughly 70 per cent done, pulses 80-90 per cent complete, wheat about 10 per cent […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Sep. 7, 2012 at 11:50 am CDT

Canola supplies on-farm and in commercial position at the end of 2011-12 are seen as being on the "extremely tight" side — and market watchers say that will make it more difficult for exporters and domestic processors to meet targets moving forward. The canola ending stocks figure, in data released […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Sep. 6, 2012 at 5:43 pm CDT

Statistics Canada will release its grain and oilseed stocks in all positions report on Friday, which will help finalize supply/demand tables for crops produced during 2011-12. Market participants will be looking to see if there have been any adjustments to production by the government agency, and how tight canola stocks […]

By Dwayne Klassen